Poll: Official 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix Race Thread - Hungaroring, Budapest - Race 13/24

[chrismscotland]

Despite the complaining Max is looking good for the podium

The strategy probably working for them with far newer tyres

 

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If McLaren actually want to fight for the drivers title they should be leaving Norris in the lead

 

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Piastri is still favourite to win, there's no way he hands that back without a fight.

If he can get anywhere near Norris; not showing it so far

Mclaren knows the fight is not in the drivers championship.

I don't think even Nostradamus can predict how the rest of this championship is going to go

Piastri isn’t close enough at all, McLaren should give up and take the blame.

Yeah, he just can't get closer to him

 

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Lets be honest; what are McLaren going to do? Sack him? / Send him to Indycar? - he would have teams lining up in F1.

 

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The comms have been better than the race; good entertainment for the blind today

 

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Scratch that he deserves to finish behind Perez.

Lol steady thats some penalty!

 

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When did RBR start standing up to Max?

About 3 laps ago

 

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McLaren "We're managing it?" - Who's trying to negotiate Lando swapping over? Liz Truss?

 

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Should go after Piastri now

 

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I have to say I hope that doesn't cost Lando a title later in the season; especially if Max gets a penalty now as well.

 

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Imagine if Max somehow gets two DNFs over the next few races. McLaren will be kicking themselves for having morals.

100% - Ron Dennis' McLaren would never have done it

 

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I wonder what kind of buyout clause Norris has in his contract... Mercedes still need a driver for 2025

 

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Why they got maximum points for the team. The WDC is just a side-show.

Is it hell, ask any driver and they would want the WDC over giving a toss about the Constructors title

 

[chrismscotland]

How far ahead was Max from Charles i.e. is a penalty going to demote him further or no?

Probably drop him behind Sainz, he finished behind Charles

 

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All this (ridiculous) talk about whether Max might go to Mercedes - listening in to that diatribe today, why would any team want such a petulant child? Yes he's quick but so are plenty of others in equal machinery and they don't treat the team like ****.

Because he's either the best or one of the top 2-3 drivers on the grid; and widely regarded as one of the best drivers ever in F1 so far.
You don't think Schumacher, Senna, Prost or Hamilton ever moaned?
I think its just because we hear a lot more of the radio now than we ever have in the past tbh.

 

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I think we also need to consider that its the media rights owner choosing what radio to broadcast; not the FIA - its in Liberty Media's interests for them to continually broadcast the moaning as it A: Stirs up people who already hate Max anyway and B: Generates social media posts/hype, etc

 

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Even Lewis described it as a racing incident...

Just caught the interview; hadn't realised he saw it that way - tbh if Lewis saw it that way and the stewards did I don't see why everyone is so outraged.

 

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Don't think I'm surprised anymore with FIA outcomes for Max. But I do think you're right @Malt_Vinegar that I think they look at outcomes from the incidents. In this case Max messed up his own race and Lewis managed to continue and hold position.

Shouldn't be that way but I do think a lot of the decision making is down to that.

I have to admit in a lot of cases I'm not in favour of "double penalties" for example lap 1 incident where someone arses up and loses their front wing and ends up at the back but doesn't impact whoever they made contact with.

 

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They really need to draft in someone who likes a car that handles the way Max likes it; no idea if that's what Danny Ricc likes but there has to be a reason he seems to be at the forefront of Red Bull's list; because it can't be his performances.

 

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DR hasn't done too bad recently, today he was affected to by a couple of weird team decisions that saw him to the back of the field but was able to recover and for a while was matching the pace in the top 5.

I have a sneaking suspicion that Max is going to join Merc. That team radio from red bull made it sound like they are tired of Max's antics. Max playing Iracing on its 24 hour event must really urk Christian.

I'm not sure about next season; there's been reports from some of the motorsport media that Marko has committed to a new deal with Red Bull guaranteeing he'll be there until the end of 2026 now, which means Max hasn't got an "out" for 2025 or 2026.
There also are suggestions that the "Helmut" clause in Max' contract has been re-negotiated to ensure that he can't walk in the event that Marko is absent due to illness/death (hardly unlikely with him being 81!)

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/red-bull-closes-door-on-mercedes-verstappen-swoop-with-new-marko-commitment/10637010/